Opulence.
IT Consulting

Systems Integration & Data Infrastructure

Connect ERP, CRM, e-commerce and data sources through APIs and pipelines so data moves without hands.

Every business runs on systems that were bought separately. Integration is how they become one operation: orders flow to the ERP, customers to the CRM, stock to the webshop and all of it to a warehouse where reporting and AI can use it.

We design an integration map first, then build with middleware, APIs and pipelines that are documented, monitored and easy to change. The aim is fewer point-to-point links and one clear source of truth per entity.

How we're different
  • We settle the data model before writing code, which prevents most integration failures.
  • Every integration is monitored and documented so it can be maintained without us.
  • The warehouse is designed with the AI and analytics work that will follow in mind.
Who this is for
  • A retailer whose ERP, commerce platform and warehouse system each hold a different stock figure.
  • A bank or insurer with a core platform that every new product must be wired to by hand.
  • A group standardising reporting across subsidiaries that run different systems.
Signals you need this now
  • Staff re-key data between systems and reconciliation is a monthly project.
  • Point-to-point links have multiplied until nobody dares change one.
  • A failed sync is discovered by a customer rather than by a monitor.
  • AI and analytics plans are blocked because the data is not in one place.
Scope of work

What is included.

  1. 01

    Integration map

    Every system, data flow, owner and failure mode drawn and agreed.

  2. 02

    Data model

    Canonical definitions for customer, product, order and the other entities that matter.

  3. 03

    API and middleware build

    Integrations built with an iPaaS, custom services or event streams as appropriate.

  4. 04

    Data pipelines and warehouse

    ELT pipelines into a warehouse such as BigQuery, Snowflake or Postgres with modelling in dbt.

  5. 05

    Monitoring and error handling

    Retries, dead-letter queues and alerts so failures are seen and fixed.

Method

Four steps, no surprises.

  1. 01

    Map

    Workshops and system review to produce the integration map and data model.

  2. 02

    Design

    Choose patterns and tooling per flow, with security and volume in mind.

  3. 03

    Build

    Integrations and pipelines built in sprints with automated tests.

  4. 04

    Run

    Monitoring, documentation and hand-over or ongoing support.

How the engagement runs

From first meeting to steady state.

  1. 01Weeks 1 to 2

    Discovery and map

    Workshops and system review produce the integration map and canonical data model.

  2. 02Weeks 3 to 4

    Design

    Patterns and tooling chosen per flow with security, volume and ownership agreed.

  3. 03Weeks 5 to 14

    Build

    Integrations, pipelines and warehouse built in sprints with automated tests.

  4. 04Week 15 onwards

    Run

    Monitoring, documentation and either hand-over or ongoing support.

What we measure
  • Manual re-keying hours removed from the processes in scope.
  • Integration failure rate and time to detect.
  • Reconciliation differences between systems for the entities in scope.
  • Time to add a new system or flow to the integration layer.
Who is on the engagement
  • Integration architect
  • Data engineer
  • Backend developers
  • QA engineer
  • Delivery lead
Deliverables
  • Integration map and data model.
  • Built and tested integrations.
  • Data warehouse with modelled tables.
  • Monitoring and alerting.
  • Technical documentation and runbooks.
Engagement terms

Integration projects are fixed scope after a short discovery of one to two weeks. Build phases usually run six to sixteen weeks depending on the number of systems. Ongoing maintenance and new flows are handled on a retainer.

FAQ

Systems Integration & Data Infrastructure, in plain terms.

Make, n8n, Workato and Azure Integration Services for standard flows, and custom services where volume, logic or security demand it.

Usually, through its API, database or file exports. The discovery phase confirms what is possible and how reliable it will be.

If more than two systems need to be reported on together, or if you plan to use AI on your data, yes. It is also less work than most people expect.

Data flows are documented for your record of processing, minimised where possible and encrypted in transit and at rest.

Next step

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